Hisashi Hieda

Hisashi Hieda
KBE
Hisashi Hieda in 2014
Born (1937-12-31) December 31, 1937 (age 86)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)Chairperson, Fujisankei Communications Group
Executive Managing Advisor of Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.
Executive Managing Advisor of Fuji Television Network, Inc.
Years active1961–present

Hisashi Hieda (日枝 久, born December 31, 1937) is a Japanese business magnate, media proprietor, television executive, film producer and philanthropist who is the Chairperson of Fujisankei Communications Group.[1][2] He also serves as the Chairperson of the Japan Art Association, which operates the Ueno Royal Museum and the Praemium Imperiale, as well as the Director of the Hakone Open-Air Museum and the Director of the Utsukushi-Ga-Hara Open-Air Museum.[3]

Due to his achievements in transforming the Fujisankei Communications Group into one of the world's leading and Japan's largest media conglomerates, as well as nurturing Fuji Television Network into a representative comprehensive entertainment entity of Japan, he is regarded as the most respected media executive in Japan.

  1. ^ "Hisashi Hieda". Variety. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Hisashi Hieda: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Mr Hisashi Hieda honoured by The Queen". GOV.UK. Retrieved 3 July 2017.